Deshauna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-SHAW-nuh
- Origin
- Modern
Deshauna is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Deshauna mean?
Modern: De- prefix + Shauna
Combines a De- prefix with Shauna, a feminine form of Sean.
Is Deshauna a girl's or a boy's name?
Deshauna is a girls' name.
How popular is Deshauna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Deshauna in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deshauna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Deshauna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anika Radhika Kiana Dhara Kiara Nyava Aisha Brianna Sasha Kianna Danika Aviva
Names related to Deshauna
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Deshauna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deshauna, updated 20 October 2026.